PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Larha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hors Da Vors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Larha
vs
Da Vors

185 cm
25
201 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
199 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilpo Larha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hors Da Vors!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vors fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Larha dodges the punch combination from Da Vors.

Larha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Da Vors!

Larha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Larha lands a nice shot to the head.
Larha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Da Vors's face.
Larha controlling the pace for now.
Larha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Larha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Da Vors hang on?
Da Vors wants to get back to his feet.
Larha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Da Vors's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vors wants to try and get back to his feet.

Larha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Da Vors to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Da Vors shrugs it off.
Da Vors squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Da Vors is bucking up trying to escape but Larha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Larha landing strikes from the mount.
Da Vors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Da Vors looks gassed!
BOOM! Larha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Da Vors is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Larha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da Vors?

Da Vors defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larha.

Larha is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Da Vors can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Da Vors wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors is bucking up trying to escape but Larha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Larha lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Da Vors defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Larha.
Larha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Da Vors is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Da Vors is bucking up trying to escape but Larha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Da Vors is bucking up trying to escape but Larha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Da Vors really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larha raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vors is bucking up trying to escape but Larha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Larha working for a submission but Da Vors is keeping him at bay.
The referee warns Da Vors that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Da Vors is trying to stand up.
Larha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Larha looking to isolate an arm here. Da Vors doesn't see it coming and as Larha extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Larha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilpo Larha!